Endocrine Abstracts

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Oxford dictionaries define audit as a systematic review or assessment of something.In their 2002 publication NICE1 stated that Clinical audit is a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes. Aspects of the structure, processes, and outcomes of care are selected and systematically evaluated against explicit criteria. Where indicated, changes are implemented at an individual, team, or service level and f...

The objectives of this talk are to outline how the role of the Endocrine nurse fits into clinical trials. Nurses working in clinical trials usually operate at an advanced level, delivering experience, knowledge and autonomous practice. The Endocrine research nurse is responsible for liaising with and co-ordinating the care of Endocrine patients with complex conditions into research studies. Then organising and synchronising these studies by collaborating with other members of ...

Research activities such as patient recruitment and data collection for audits and clinical trials led by physicians are common routine practice for a lot of endocrine specialist nurses, however a small percentage of them undertake independent research. Nurses are in a great position of getting research ideas of the ground that can translate back into practice and make a real difference to patient care.The aim of this presentation is to give practical ad...